"We do not remember days; we remember moments." - Cesare Pavese
After St. George Marathon I promised myself I would relax, take deep breaths, slow down, and take more time to live in the moment. Leading up to the marathon I constantly found myself questioning the future or dwelling on the past. Did I run enough? Did I race too much? Was I putting enough into school and work with all of the marathon stress? Was I going to be disappointed if I did not meet my goals?
After St. George Marathon I promised myself I would relax, take deep breaths, slow down, and take more time to live in the moment. Leading up to the marathon I constantly found myself questioning the future or dwelling on the past. Did I run enough? Did I race too much? Was I putting enough into school and work with all of the marathon stress? Was I going to be disappointed if I did not meet my goals?
I was stuck in the past, fearing the future, and forgetting to live in the moment.
This weekend I slowed down and savored the moment. I did not think once about the past or stress about what I have coming up. I just simply enjoyed each and every moment.
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| Moments meeting new friends and spending time with old friends I rarely see. It wasn't about the ice cream it was about the conversation and the Moment. Julia, Janae, Ann, Ashley, and I. |
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| Moments with my family talking, learning, growing, and making memories. |
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| Moments laughing about how big I made my salad. :) |
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| Moments teaching my nephew how to drum with the bread stick sticks. |
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| Moments running 14 miles with one my best friends Julia. The first half of the run was hard for both of us but I never want to forget the Moment we decided to keep pushing despite the run feeling really hard. Moments like this remind me of just how tough I am and how much I am capable of enduring. |
My weekend was full of many memorable moments and when I look back on my life I know I wont remember the days or the years but I always want to remember the moments.
What were your memorable moments from the weekend?
Also congratulations to everyone who raced this weekend! I know there were tons of you and I hope you all accomplished your goals but more importantly I hope you cherished the moment.
My memorable moments were all the nice quiet times and time for reflection! ahh
ReplyDeleteAww... those are all good moments... and what a great reminder. I'll never forget those fun moments we got to hang out at the Ragnar in Napa... You're so cool, Rachelle!!!
ReplyDeleteSome memorable moments from this weekend have been when I visited my friend Andrea who just had a baby boy and got to meet little Marcus for the first time... he was so precious!!!
Awesome reminder to enjoy those moments! I was so blessed to have TONS of memorable moments this weekend! Having my family visit, roasting marshmallows around the campfire, running a half marathon and going to a concert! Doesn't get better than that!
ReplyDeletehooray for the memorable moments! :)
ReplyDeleteglad you are slowing down and enjoying life! had fun at Yogurtland and Rio with you!
we need these moments. Everyday moments we can cherish. THey help us move forward and look at how much we've grown. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteahhhhh!!! SEE! your posts are so amazing. and make me want to change something for the better like the instant I read them. I felt sad that I forgot to thank you again for the run this weekend. I enjoyed spending so much time with you today and yesterday and cant wait for this weekend! the run yesterday literally had me excited...pretty much giddy. It took me so long to just get over my anxiety that I was holding you back or that you were frustrated running slower with me. I think when I stopped at mile 5...two things happened. I realized that you weren't going to leave me no matter what and that you were not going to let me off easy. i was grateful for BOTH! You pushed me to limits I have not pushed myself in a long time. Thank you thank you thank you for being such a dear friend. I learned a lot from you this weekend (and always)! I LOVE YOU.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great post. I love that quote. Sometimes we spend too much time looking forward that we forget the joy that is right at our fingertips.
ReplyDeleteMy moments:
Being a witch and dressing my kitty.
Testimony building at church.
Playing "Go Fish" with Will.
Sunday dinners at Grandma's.
Baby shower for a miracle baby.
What a great reminder to enjoy the moments, instead of letting them pass un-appreciated. I surely lived up the moment I crossed the finish line yesterday, I smiled the biggest smile I have ever had crossing a finish line, and have never felt more emotional in a race...I am honestly tearing up now thinking back to it...
ReplyDeleteCherish the moments, enjoy them and then make some more :) Thanks for a great reminder and post!
My memorable moment from the weekend: a pumpkin pie shake from Arctic Circle. Pure heaven.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this post and the reminder to enjoy the moment! Just what I needed.
My moments from this weekend were finishing the NW1/2M and getting to see my family :)
ReplyDeletegreat reflection post :D cute pics
ReplyDeleteThis is such a good reminder. It can be so easy to get lost in the past or future. It's good to know we can and should make the most of right now. Looks like did a great job of that this weekend! An awesome run, time with family and friends, and good food! Sounds perfect to me. :)
ReplyDeletefantastic post!! you are so right that we all need to take time to reveal in every single day :)
ReplyDeleteThis week I am savoring the first day of wearing long sleeves for a run!! An hour to sit and read a book!